The Golden Age

Biquge www.xbiquge.cc, the fastest update of the latest chapters of Sun Moon Fenghua!When General Black Feather came to the post, the sky was already dark.

Outside the main entrance of the post house, four guards with knives dressed in Liuyun tunics and waist belts guarded the main entrance like stone sculptures.

The four of them were erect, with fair faces and no beards.

Seeing General Black Feather approaching, four gazes shot straight over like a blade, Mencius already said loudly: "General Black Feather is here to meet the Lord Shiqing, go report it."

The four guards immediately bowed and saluted, and one had turned around and rushed forward to report.

The general turned over and got off his horse. He had already led the horse aside.

Before waiting for a moment, I saw a few people coming out of the post, all dressed in black government, wearing official veil, white face and no beard, slightly fat, not even close, already full of smiling faces: "The general is here in person, this How can I make it? I really can't make it, make it impossible." As he spoke, he had already greeted him and saluted the general.

The general also bowed his hands and replied with courtesy: "Master Shiqing has worked hard all the way. I thought it was a long journey and it would take a few days for the adults to arrive. I don't want to arrive today. I have not prepared yet."

"What you need to prepare is your own family." Shiqing smiled and said affectionately: "In fact, there are generals and Master Duhu here. The court is very relieved, but the rules of the court are not good or bad, so I Come here by order. General, don’t think too much about it. Although the court has given me the job of supervising the army, I don’t know how to supervise any army. In the final analysis, I just come here to fight the general. If the general needs anything, you don’t speak. I'm here to ask the court, I don't have any other skills, just a thick-skinned face, hahaha...!"

The general also smiled and said, "Your Majesty Shiqing is polite, but there will be many things to trouble Shiqing in the future. Without you, it would be impossible."

The official next to Shiqing smiled and said, "General, Shiqing-sama came suddenly, and I was not too prepared here. I was originally asked to prepare some rough teas and meals, but Shiqing-sama refused, saying that it would be done with just one bite."

"Master Duhu, I know it's difficult for you." Master Shiqing sighed: "Xiling has been controlled by aristocratic families these years, and the people are difficult. From now on, there will be more places to spend money. You said it is rough tea and light rice, but prepare it. , It is inevitable to spend money, we are our own family, don't be so polite." Raised our hand and said: "Come and come, go in and talk."

A few people entered the post house, sat in the elegant hall, and the servants came for tea. Then Shiqing Pei said: "General, Master Duhu, what is the situation now?"

"There are three gate lords in Xiling, and the Zhen family has no leader. The Yuwen family is ready to move into the customs, and the Fan family is also ready to move into the customs within half a year." Duhu Yao Mubai said: "The problems of these three families are resolved, Xiling Other major families will also find it difficult to make waves. The Duhu Mansion is mainly to transfer many affairs controlled by the previous family, and everything will be handled in accordance with the rules of the court. Xiling has been in the hands of the family for these years, me and the general Right now is to let Xiling return to the court."

"Okay, okay!" Pei Shiqing nodded and smiled: "If there are two people who worry about this, there will be no problem." Then he said: "This time, I also brought the will of the saint. There are mainly three, this one, It is the fief of Yuwen's family and Fan's family in Guan. The saint gave each of these two a thousand plots of land. If the Zhen family moved inward, the saint would be treated the same."

"It is the grace of the saints to let them have no worries about food and clothing after entering the customs." Yao Duhu exclaimed: "The heart of the saints and Bodhisattvas, this is also the blessing of these two families."

"The second one is the longevity army." Pei Shiqing looked at the general: "The saint has been approved, and the general can transfer the longevity army from Woye Town, but the barbarians on the northern grasslands have not been honest for the past two years. Only three thousand longevity troops can be mobilized. If Xiling's troops are insufficient, they can only recruit troops locally."

The general clung his hands and said: "My lord Shiqing, this matter is about to be discussed with you. Xiling Three Cavaliers add up to two thousand soldiers and horses, plus three thousand longevity troops, that is, five thousand troops are stationed at Xiling." , Then continued: "The longevity army only has 1,000 cavalry. If the Utuo people really make a comeback, the cavalry will be indispensable, so I mean, after the longevity army is transferred, the remaining two thousand men will also be trained for riding and shooting. There are enough horses in Xiling, and another two thousand cavalry are trained, and five thousand cavalry can be deployed."

"Yes." Pei Shiqing said: "Five thousand cavalry, that is already a strong soldier."

"But to build the Xiling line of defense, in addition to 5,000 cavalry, I estimate that at least 20,000 infantry are needed. The most important thing is to train them in archery." The general said: "The Wutuo people are good at riding and shooting. Fighting forward and defending is the most important thing for archers."

"I really don't understand this military training." Pei Shiqing said: "The general is in charge of these things. I can do what the general can do when the time comes."

The general said solemnly: "Twenty to thirty thousand horses naturally require a lot of equipment and military pay. Your Majesty, I have been waiting for you to come here. I want to jointly write to the court with you, hoping that the court can guarantee the logistics supply of these tens of thousands of horses. If you don’t have enough money and food, you have to raise tens of thousands of soldiers and horses. That’s a dream."

Yao Mu white nodded his head and said: "Yes. Sir Shiqing, recruiting soldiers and training soldiers, these things are naturally the general responsibility, but the number of soldiers and horses to be recruited is not how we can recruit as much as we want, but depends on the amount of money in the court warehouse."

"Yes, yes." Pei Shiqing nodded again and again: "Soldiers and horses do not move food and grass. I understand this." He asked, "Master Duhu, how many soldiers and horses can the taxation of Xiling provide?"

Yao Mubai said: "My Lord Shiqing may not know that over the years, the Xiling family wantonly annexed land, and the land that can be cultivated in Xiling is not much, but half of it falls into the hands of these families. Naturally, they will not pay taxes, but All kinds of taxes are imposed on the people, it can be said that the people are not living. In addition, there have been natural disasters in these years, and the wind and rain are even more difficult. The people have a meal without a meal, and they are in distress. Although the three Xiling surnames fell, but The entire Xiling family has not collapsed yet. The land they invaded will not be spit out for a while. Even if taxes are collected in the future, after various expenses are spent, the money and food used to raise soldiers is not much. For reluctance."

Shiqing Pei frowned and said, "So difficult?"

"My lord, resisting the Wutuo people does not rely on the brutality of soldiers, but the concerted efforts of Xiling from top to bottom." The general sternly said: "Without the support and support of the people of Xiling, I want to resist Wutuo's iron hoof. That’s idiotic dreams. The people of Xiling have been in distress for many years. I have talked with Chief Yao Du several times. They have to reduce taxes and let them take a breath. The taxes on the people will decrease, and the family will increase taxes, but in the end it is still money. There is a shortage. It is necessary to recruit 20,000 to 30,000 horses in Xiling, and the current strength of Xiling is simply not enough.

Shiqing Pei sighed: "So what the general meant is that we want to ask the court for money and food?"

"Without money and food, you cannot raise soldiers,

Without soldiers, how to build a defense in Xiling?The general looked solemnly: "Now that we have returned to Xiling, we must not let Wu Tuo Tiehu see him Xiling."

Shiqing Pei pondered for a moment, and suddenly said: "General, I heard that Yuwen's family is going to donate all of the property's capital to the court, can this happen?"

The general and Yao Mubai looked at each other, nodded and said, "This is true. Besides, the Fan family is also preparing to donate most of the family's wealth. Then the money they donated will be collected by the householder Cao. With this money, it will be a short time. It can be sustained within."

Shiqing Pei shook his head and said: "The general has misunderstood." After a pause, he finally said: "Before I left for Xiling, Her Royal Highness told me that she would transport the confiscated family wealth back to Kyoto."

As soon as this remark came out, the general and Yao Mubai changed colors simultaneously.

"Master Attendant, where...what does this start?" Yao Mubai said with a cold sweat on his forehead, and said in amazement, "The warehouses of the Duhu Mansion are empty, you know, these years, the Duhu Mansion has a name, officials' Salaries need to be paid by the family. It will take some time to retake the small and small affairs controlled by the family, especially Hu Cao, who has so many accounts, I am afraid that it will not be clear for three or two months. The saint had a will before, and the general supervised it. In the military, I will raise money and food to support logistics. In the future, the salaries of large and small officials, as well as the salaries of Xiling Sanqi and even the victorious army salaries transferred from Xiling Sanqi, will only extend their hands to the Duhu Mansion. To cope with the various expenses, the Yuwen family and even the Fan family’s family assets can be stored in the treasury, and this can be sustained. If...if even these are transported back to the court, this...what should Xiling do? "

He knew very well in his heart that, as the protector of Xiling, he would reach out to him for all the money in Xiling. Not to mention other places that needed silver, the salaries of officials and officers would not be paid, and there would be something big. If the soldiers and horses cannot be paid, the consequences will be even more disastrous.

The general has supreme prestige in the heart of the longevity army. There is no military payment for a while, and may be able to stabilize it. However, if the military payment of the Xiling Sanqi is in arrears, the generals will never agree, or they will send troops to change.

If even these thousands of people cannot support them, how can they talk about recruiting soldiers?

The general's expression also became very solemn, and he asked, "Master Shiqing, is it the princess or the saint's will to transport the wealth of the family back to Kyoto?"

"This...!" Shiqing Pei hesitated, and finally sighed: "General, Master Duhu, do you know that in July the next year will be the 60th birthday of the saint?"

The general and Yao Mubai looked at each other again, and Shiqing Pei slowly said: "You also know that the saint is the reincarnation of a bodhisattva, with the heart of a bodhisattva. For many years, I have been thinking about the land of the country and the land, and I have worked very hard. The 60th birthday is coming soon, and the princess wants to build a saint for the saint. The royal temple, when the time comes, the saint can also use the temple to pray for the people of the world. This is a great deed. Although the saint has no explicit order, he did not oppose the princess to do so. As far as I know, the construction of the royal temple has repeatedly reduced the construction cost, and finally It still needed more than three million taels of silver, but the treasury simply couldn't come up with so much silver. The princess was very filial and raised the silver personally. Knowing that the Xiling family donated money to the imperial court, all this money was used to build the imperial temple. Among the expenses." Looking at the general and Yao Mubai: "Not only the Yuwen family and the Fan family, I was also ordered to solicit donations from other major families in Xiling. They have not shown their filial piety to the saints in more than ten years, and now it is time."